British Patient Capital

The British Patient Capital (BPC) is a new £2.5bn programme from the British Business Bank that aims to enable long-term investment in high growth potential companies across the UK. The programme manages a £2.5 billion investment fund designed to help UK businesses with high growth potential access the long-term financing they need to scale up.

Learn more about the British Patient Capital >

The British Business Bank’s 2017/18 Annual Report and accounts revealed that, in the last financial year, it has increased its total supply of finance for smaller businesses by 33%, to £12.25 billion.

Small Business Grants competition

The Small Business Grants initiative from SmallBusiness.co.uk is a free-to-enter monthly competition that gives small businesses a chance to win a £5,000 grant to invest in their company’s growth. This is a private business grant and does not have to be paid back.

Eligible businesses can apply for free every month, and a shortlist of leading entries will be sent to a panel of independent judges who will decide on the winner, considering factors such as turnover growth, innovation, aspiration, key projects completed, contracts won, and partnerships forged.

Small businesses, including sole traders, and not-for-profit organisations are eligible as long as they are actively trading.

Find out more information and enter, here >

Developing responsive rural community solutions

The GovTech Fund will fund up to £1.25 million for solutions that combat loneliness by enabling communities to help each other in digitally and transport deprived areas. This competition has 2 phases, with up to £250,000 allocated for phase 1 and up to £1 million allocated for phase 2.

Read the competition overview here, and find out more about the application process here.

The deadline for registering for the competition is midday on August 29th. The deadline for applications is midday on September 5th.

Want more funding ideas?

Visit the Funding and Finance section of our business support pages for more examples of funding available to businesses.